Diagnosis and Treatment of Psychopathy

Conference theme

Psychopathy is a dangerous and severe personality disorder that has been closely associated with poor treatment outcome and recidivistic offending. Leading experts in psychopathy research and treatment will discuss the latest developments in our understanding of the genesis of the disorder, current issues in the assessment and complexity of treatment and management of criminal psychopaths. The meeting will act as a forum for the exchange of ideas and experiences, highlighting effective treatment strategies and programmes and qualitative research.

Each session will allow time for questions and answers to discuss emerging issues.

The conference will highlight the following:

Epidemiology of psychopathic disorder

Identifying specific defects and manifestations of psychopathy

Approaches to the assessment and diagnosis of psychopathy

Current traditional methods of psychiatric classifications

Research in genetics and the implications and impact of research findings on treatment

Learning Objective

Identify the core features of psychopathy

Explain the need for a clinically based comprehensive model of psychopathy

Professor Jeremy Coid MD FRCPsych

The Epidemiology of Psychopathy
Chair of Forensic Psychiatry, Director of Forensic Psychiatry Research Unit Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine (School of Medicine and Dentistry)

Professor Essi Viding PhD
Professor of Developmental Psychopathology
Co-Director of Developmental Risk and Resilience Unit
Research Department of Clinical Educational and Health Psychology
Division of Psychology and Language Sciences University College London

Research in Genetics

Professor Essi Viding PhD

Professor of Developmental Psychopathology
Co-Director of Developmental Risk and Resilience Unit
Research Department of Clinical Educational and Health Psychology Division of Psychology and Language Sciences University College London

Ms Jenny Tew Forensic Psychologist National Offender Management Service in the UK Currently undertaking a PhD in the assessment and treatment of psychopathy with the Centre for Forensic and Criminological Psychology at the University of Birmingham.

Chromis treatment programme

Ms Jenny Tew

Forensic Psychologist National Offender Management Service in the UK Currently undertaking a PhD in the assessment and treatment of psychopathy with the Centre for Forensic and Criminological Psychology at the University of Birmingham.